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Green roofs, whether intensive or extensive, can provide a wealth of benefits on site and beyond. Delivering these benefits successfully requires professional attention to a variety of critical details. — Editor The first common dilemma in the construction of living green roofs, and other landscapes over structure, is that, in conventional building, the execution and completion of site work are often subordinated to the completion of the building.
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The new academic complex on the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University (ASU) was built to withstand the insistent, erosive forces of the desert around Mesa, Arizona. "Being out on the eastern part of the valley, the site is very exposed and gets hit very hard with wind and rain," says Beau Dromiack, design leader for RSP Architects, the architect of record for the project. "It requires a durable architecture which we call 'desert tough.'"
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ADAPTIVE REUSE OF CLAY-TILE ARCHED FLOORS This article about antiquated structural systems is the second in a series aimed at structural engineers involved in the repair, restoration, or adaptive reuse of older buildings for which no drawings exist. —Editor Concrete and steel-framed floors constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s often included hollow clay-tile arches that spanned between beams and girders. The arches were typically covered with a concrete topping and often had plaster applied directly to the soffit of the exposed tiles.
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More Building and Construction On High, a Fresh Outlook — New York Times, 2009.0610California New-Home Sales Crash Eases a Bit — Central Valley Business Times, 2009.0610 Panel Homes Offer a Building Alternative — 27 East, 2009.0610 Panel Homes Offer a Building Alternative — 27 East, 2009.0610 Battle between Budget and Beauty, Which Budget Won — New York Times, 2009.0609 Outlook for Fontainebleau Slides from Bad to Worse — Las Vegas Sun, 2009.0608 Architype Wins Headquarters Scheme — BD, 2009.0608 Janelia Farm to Expand Campus Housing — HHMI Press Release, 2009.0608 Apartment Financing Downturn May Spur Home Sales — Houston Chronicle, 2009.0608 Housing: New Build - Modern Flat Design Ruled Out of Character — Planning Resources, 2009.0605 Corps: Costs for Storm Surge Barrier Work Rises — Miami Herald, 2009.0604 Project Reflects Timber of the Time — The Australian, 2009.0603 Plant Construction Generates 350 Jobs — El Dorado Hills Telegraph, 2009.0603 Homebuilders Dabble in Spec — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0603 Toll Brothers Loss Narrows as Land Writedowns Decline — Bloomberg, 2009.0603 Construction Spending Posts Surprising Gain — Washington Post, 2009.0601 When Renovation Meets Redo — New York Times, 2009.0601 Denver Gives Out Free Building Permits — CBS4 Denver, 2009.0601 New Home Sales Hit 14-Month High — Sydney Morning Herald, 2009.0601 Home Builders' Losses Expected to Narrow — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0601 Helen, Sanford Diller Fund UCSF Cancer Center — San Francisco Chronicle, 2009.0531 New Houses Are Being Downsized Too — Arizona Republic, 2009.0529 Sarah Susanka Champions Right-Sizing the Home — Commercial Appeal, 2009.0529 Savings on Labor Allow Work on Residential Skyscraper to Resume — New York Times, 2009.0529 New Zealand April Home-Building Approvals Rise 11.2 Percent — Bloomberg, 2009.0529 Sweden Snares Neutron Facility — Nature, 2009.0529 Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures, Rates Increase — Bloomberg, 2009.0528 Metrostudy Reports National and Local Housing Starts Plunge — Real Estate Channel Press Release, 2009.0528 Building Code Battles Heat Up in Midwest — New York Times, 2009.0528
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